Areal Flood Warning for Bibb/Chilton/Perry/Hale until 12:30 PM
Heavy rain continues to fall across sections of central Alabama that have had tremendous amounts of rain already this morning.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
WESTERN BIBB COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…CENTREVILLE…BRENT…
SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
* AT 927 AM CDT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT SOME ROADS AND
STREETS REMAINED FLOODED ACROSS THE AREA. EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL HAS
DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA…RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS WILL PROLONG FLOODING OF
ROADS AND STREETS IN THE WARNED AREA.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER…ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
Category: Alabama's Weather